Imaging apparatus and imaging method
US8848077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/73
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a solid-state imaging device that has a plurality of pairs of a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element, which have different spectral sensitivity characteristics, respectively. A wavelength range where the first photoelectric conversion element of each pair mainly has a spectral sensitivity and a wavelength range where the second photoelectric conversion element of the pair mainly has a spectral sensitivity fall within wavelength ranges of specific colors of visible light respectively. The plurality of pairs include a plurality of types of pairs having different specific colors. A half-width in a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the second photoelectric conversion element of each pair is wider than a half width in a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the first photoelectric conversion element of the pair.
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